This Special Edition 2005 Ford Thunderbird
debuted at the Miami Auto Show on November 5, 2004.Job 1 for this edition was scheduled for Jan 3, 2005
1500 were scheduled to be built.
It started showing up at dealers - late January & customer
homes by mid- February
Hardtop ------------------Softtop
HallMark Ornaments debuted late October, 2005 commemorating the
50th Anniversary of the Thunderbird.
Includes a red 55 and the 2005
Special Edition

* no badge was put on but "50th Anniversary" printed
below the Thunderbird script - see photo at right.

Color: Cashmere -- a cross between white and beige

Interior: Stone -- in glove soft leather

"50th" is imprinted on the seats below the Thunderbird
emblem.

Limited to 1500

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Finally got to see one up close. Color is more beige than white;
flake type paint as picture below right shows.
Aluminum door trim has all over pattern made from logo of the T-bird.
Interior has 3 shades - a brown on the dash and upper door trim with
a cream on lower part of dash and a brownish beige on the lower sides of
seats and floor.
The leather on the seats is really soft, close to the leather on our
Chrysler TC by Maserati.
The hardtop is lined with beige fabric as is the hardtop shelf.
The only left over color (black ink) from other T-birds are the knobs
and buttons and the ashtray cup.
The floor mats are beige, matching the carpeting.

serial #0002
Indoor shots of the Limited edtion "cashmere" T-bird taken at the Wixom
plant on the day of it's unveiling.
Ford's
news report

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I apolgize for the sales look of this page and others but
I just want to show you what these cars are like and keep a record for
future use. I take the pictures where I can get them or from other
photographers and sometimes that's at a Ford dealer's lot - the first place
these cars come in to and I prefer to get them while they're still fresh
and haven't been sitting around on the lot.

162 MARILYN MONROE AUTOMOBILE CORRESP. A group
of five typed documents between various lawyers acting on behalf of Marilyn
Monroe and her production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc., dated
January 1962 to March 1962 outlining an agreement the star had with John
Strasberg and Paula Strasberg to transfer her 1956 Ford Thunderbird car,
and all registrations and insurances associated with it, to them. Typical
of MM's generosity, she often gave away expensive possessions to close
friends, this being a fine example. 8 ½ X 11 inches Correspondence
About 1956 Ford Thunderbird - items sold for $780.00

On another
website, there's information about another Thunderbird that was thought
to be destined for Marilyn.

Diescasts have been made of Marilyn with a
black 56, a pink 56 and a silver 57.

If you've reached this page thru a search engine, be aware
that this is a personal site, not affiliated with Ford M.C. The information
included here is to help you understand the ins and outs of the 2002 thru
2005 Thunderbird.